On May 30, 2017, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published two (2) notices in the federal register concerning Special Nuclear Material accountability Regulatory Guides (RGs). The first notice (82 FR 25016) withdraws the following three regulatory guides: RG 5.28 “Evaluation of Shipper-Receiver Differences in the Transfer of Special Nuclear Material,” RG 5.49 “Internal Transfers of Special Nuclear Material,” and RG 5.57 “Shipping and Receiving Control of Strategic Special Nuclear Material.” These 3 RGs were issued by the NRC staff in the 1970s to 1980s to provide guidance that was considered acceptable for complying with the NRC’s regulations related to the shipment, receipt and transfer of special nuclear materials. The effective date of the withdrawal of RGs 5.28, 5.49 and 5.57 is May 31, 2017. The second notice (82 FR 24997) issues a new Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.41 “Shipping, Receiving, and Internal Transfer of Special Nuclear Material” which consolidates into one document the NRC guidance concerning the material control and accounting requirements pertaining to shipments, receipts and internal transfers of special nuclear material. In addition, this new RG 5.41 provides updated guidance for source material (SM) and depleted uranium (DU) at uranium enrichment facilities. Revision 0 to RG 5.41 will be available on May 31, 2017. Click on the links below to download the full version:

NRC 05-31-2017 issues new RG for SNM accountability

NRC 05-31-2017 withdrawal 3 RGs-Special Nuclear Material